2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–12 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Herrion (4th season) Walt Fuller (4th season) Scott Shepherd (3rd season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Maryland	15	–	1	.938	32	–	4	.889
No. 1 Duke†	13	–	3	.813	31	–	4	.886
Wake Forest	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
NC State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
North Carolina	4	–	12	.250	8	–	20	.286
Florida State	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	13	–	17	.433

† 2002 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 17-12, with a conference record of 7-9. They competed in the 2002 NIT Tournament, where they lost in the first round to South Carolina.

Roster

2001–02 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	4	Nick VanderLaan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas More	Sacramento, California
G	5	Jason Dowling	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Xaverian HS	Brooklyn, New York
G	10	Keith Jenifer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Towson Catholic HS/Hargrave Military	Baltimore
G	11	Majestic Mapp	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS So	St. Raymond HS	Harlem, New York
G	12	Bret Gladstone	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Brunswick School	Greenwich, Connecticut
G	21	Roger Mason, Jr. (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Good Counsel HS	Silver Spring, Maryland
G	22	Todd Billet	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Christian Brothers	Middletown, New Jersey
G	24	Jermaine Harper	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Blue Ridge	Gardena, California
F/C	30	Jason Rogers	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Robert E. Lee HS	Staunton, Virginia
G/F	31	Adam Hall (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Katy HS	Katy, Texas
F	32	J.C. Mathis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	So	John F. Kennedy HS	Brooklyn, New York
F	33	Chris Williams (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Minor HS	Birmingham, Alabama
F	34	Jason Clark	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F/C	35	Travis Watson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Oak Hill	Brookneal, Virginia
F	42	Elton Brown	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Warwick HS	Newport News, Virginia

Head coach

Pete Gillen (Fairfield)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Herrion (Merrimack)
Walt Fuller (Drexel)
Scott Shepherd (Robert Morris)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 6 January 2015

Schedule

The Nov. 28, 2001 game between Michigan State and Virginia was cancelled with 15:04 in the second half, due to a wet floor at the Richmond Coliseum. When the game was called, Virginia led 31–28.^[1] Two days after the game, Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage announced that the game would not be finished or restarted.^[2]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition games
Nov. 2* 7:30 pm	No. 11	Nantucket Nectars	W 82–70		University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 11 2:00 pm	No. 11	Los Angeles Stars	W 98–69		University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 16* 7:30 pm	No. 11	Wagner	W 105–74	1–0	University Hall (8,199) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 18* 2:00 pm	No. 11	East Tennessee State	W 85–62	2–0	University Hall (7,141) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 21* 7:30 pm	No. 11	Howard	W 115–66	3–0	University Hall (7,701) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 28* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	vs. No. 22 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge			Richmond Coliseum (11,666) Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 1* 7:00 pm, FSN South	No. 9	Virginia Tech	W 69–61	4–0	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 8* 4:30 pm	No. 8	vs. Auburn	W 77–72	5–0	BJCC Arena (8,178) Birmingham, Alabama
Dec. 17* 7:30 pm, ESPN Regional	No. 5	Charleston Southern	W 74–54	6–0	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 20* 8:00 pm, TBS	No. 5	at No. 16 Georgetown John Thompson Classic	W 61–55	7–0	MCI Center (18,789) Washington, D.C.
Dec. 23* 6:00 pm, FSN	No. 5	Rutgers	W 76–68	8–0	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30* 2:00 pm	No. 4	Grambling State	W 112–67	9–0	University Hall (8,273) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 5 2:00 pm, Raycom	No. 4	NC State	L 74–81	9–1 (0–1)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 8 7:00 pm, FSN South	No. 7	at Clemson	L 52–68	9–2 (0–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500) Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 12 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	at North Carolina	W 71–67	10–2 (1–2)	Dean Smith Center (20,079) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan. 15 9:00 pm, Raycom	No. 10	No. 14 Wake Forest	W 86–74	11–2 (2–2)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 20 4:00 pm, Raycom	No. 10	Florida State	W 91–74	12–2 (3–2)	University Hall (7,524) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 22 7:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 7	at Georgia Tech	W 69–65	13–2 (4–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,287) Atlanta
Jan. 24* 7:30 pm	No. 7	VMI	W 93–59	14–2 (4–2)	University Hall (7,886) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 27 8:00 pm, FSN	No. 7	at No. 1 Duke	L 81–94	14–3 (4–3)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 31 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 8	No. 3 Maryland	L 87–91	14–4 (4–4)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 3* 2:00 pm, ABC	No. 8	at No. 22 Missouri	L 77–81	14–5 (4–4)	Hearnes Center (12,136) Columbia, Missouri
Feb. 6 7:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 10	at NC State	L 68–85	14–6 (4–5)	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (16,729) Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb. 10 3:30 pm, Raycom	No. 10	Clemson	W 85–71	15–6 (5–5)	University Hall (7,438) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 12 8:00 pm, Raycom	No. 15	North Carolina	W 73–63	16–6 (6–5)	University Hall (7,331) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 17 6:30 pm, FSN	No. 15	at No. 19 Wake Forest	L 70–92	16–7 (6–6)	LJVM Coliseum (12,859) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 20 7:00 pm	No. 22	at Florida State	L 59–66	16–8 (6–7)	Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center (4,681) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb. 23 4:00 pm, Raycom	No. 22	Georgia Tech	L 80–82	16–9 (6–8)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 28 9:00 pm, ESPN		No. 3 Duke	W 87–84	17–9 (7–8)	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 3 8:00 pm, FSN		at No. 2 Maryland	L 92–112	17–10 (7–9)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar. 8 2:35 pm, Raycom/ESPN		vs. NC State ACC Quarterfinals	L 72–92	17–11	Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 13* 7:30 pm, ESPN2		South Carolina NIT First Round	L 67–74	17–12	University Hall (4,983) Charlottesville, Virginia
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ Hank, Kurz Jr. (November 28, 2001). "Virginia-Michigan State Called Because Of Wet Floor". VirginiaSports.com. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
^ "Virginia-Michigan State Game Will Not Be Completed Or Replayed". VirginiaSports.com. November 30, 2001. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
^ "2001–2002 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved December 9, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "All-Time Results". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
^ "2001-02 Box Scores" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

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